Calendar.



H. E. SHEDD.

CALENDAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10. 1915.

Patented @ct. 26, 1915.

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HUGH E. SHEDD, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

CALENDAR. I

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Met. 26, 19155.

Application filed March 10, 1915. Serial No. 13,432.

To all whom it may concern v I Be it known that I, HUGH E. SHEDD, c1t1-zen of the United States of America, residing at Minneapolis, in thecounty of Hennep'in and State of Minnesota, have invented certain newand useful Improveprovements in Calendars, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in calendars.

The object of the invention is to provide a neat and compact calendarwhich will enable a person to accurately and conveniently keep advisedof dates on which important matters are to be attended to, and inaddition to provide means for preserving the leaves bearing the day anddates of the month, in such manner that same will be removed from theview of unauthorized persons.

A further object of the invention is to provide a calendar with leaveshaving the days and dates on one side, and provided on theopposite sidewith lines and spaces corresponding to the days and dates of the month,to receive confidential data, and arrange the respective leaves so thatthey may be turned up to gain access to the rear to apply thememorandum, and when found desirable to pocket the leaves in a way toremove them from view, that they'may be preserved for future use.

The invention also comprehends improvements in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts whieh will be hereinafterdescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved calendar,a leaf being turned up to illustrate the manner of use, a portion of theturned up leaf being broken away. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the flapforming the pocket being open. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsection. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the leaf book.

1 indicates a base provided at a convenient point with the male portion2, of a clasp. Pasted or otherwise fastened to the lower end of the base'1, is a, strip of canvas or other strong flexible material, indicatedat 3. To this canvas'strip 3, is secured the lower end of what I willhereafter refer to as a flap 4, which with the base 1, forms a pocket 5,to receive the leaves 6, of the caltit endar proper, the canvas stripforming a hinge. To the rear upper end of the flap 4:,

I is a tap 7 fastened by the female member 8,

of a clasp, this member engaging with the male member 2, to fasten theflap to the base, as will appear later on.

A bar of wire 9 is mounted in canvas bearings 10, on the rear upperportion of,

the year, month, day, and date, and at the bottom it is cut away toexpose a lip of the next succeeding leaves, each leaf adjacent thecutaway portion having the month printed thereon. Thus it is possible toreadily and conveniently refer to any particular month when desiring tomake notes for events to happen in future months.

Onthe rear of each leaf is printed a series of horizontal lines 17 andarranged in two columns the dates of the respective months, the monthand. year being also indicatedat the top of the leaf.

In use, the flap will be clasped to the base 7 1, and the leaves willhang on the hooks, as

shown in Fig. 1. As each month passes the tap is pulled and the claspisreleased and the flap is swung away from the base 1. The

leaf then will be turned up onthe hooks and back of the flap and out ofthe way to be removed from view, but is preserved for future use. Theflap is again clasped to the base and the next succeeding month isexposed to view.'

Let it be supposed a person desires to make a memorandum of some event,which is to happenin the future. The leaf representing the respectivemonth can be conveniently selected by the arrangement described, thenall leaves representing preceding months, as well as the leaf of themonth wanted, are turned upwardly on the hooks and are supported on thebase 1, above the flap, as indicated in Fig. 1. Obviously then, thememorandum can be indicated on the rear of the leaf, and to make sure ofnoting the matter the date can be scratched on the front of the leaf,which will'be a warning that something of importance is due at thatparticular time, but the details are to be gained from the notes ontherear.

Such a calendar as described provides convenient means for keeping trackof affairs to be dealt with in the future, and in a way that thememoranda are kept from the View of the public. Also by providing theflap the leaves of preceding months can be preserved .out of view, andif occasion demands that preceding dates are to be referred to it issimply necessary to release the clasp and turn over the various leaves.

\Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Acalendar comprising a base, a flap hinged to the base and forming withthe latter a pocket, means for fastening the free end of the flap to thebase, hooks on the flap, and a series of leaves supported on the hooks,said leaves having data on both sides relating to a calendar month.

2. A calendar comprising a base, a flap, a strip of canvas secured tothe flap and the base to form a hinge, a clasp to fasten the free end ofthe flap against the base, hooks on the flap and extending beyond thefree edge of same, and a series of leaves mounted on the hooks, saidleaves having data on both sides relating to a calendar month.

3. A calendar comprising a base and a hinged flap, means for fasteningthe free end of the flap to the base, a rod hinged to the flap andformed at its ends with .hooks which extend beyond the free edge of theflap, the hooks having their major portions in front of the flap, aseries of leaves supported on the hooks in front of the flap, each leafhaving data on the front and rear relating to a calendar month.

t. A calendar comprising a base and a hinged flap, a rod hinged on therear of the flap, the ends of the rod being upwardly and'then downwardlyand inwardly bent to form hooks on the front of the flap, said flaphaving openings through which the ends of the hooks extend, and a seriesof leaves supported on the hooks, each leaf having data on the front andrear relating to a calendar month.

5. A calendar comprising-a base, a flap hinged to the base and with thelatter forming a pocket. means for securing the free end of the flap tothe base, hooks on the flap, said hooks extending beyond the free edgeof the flap, a series of leaves supported on the hooks, each leaf havingthe day, date, and month printed on its front surface, said leaf havinga series of horizontal lines on its rear surface and numbers adjacentthe lines corresponding to the dates on the front surface, the hookspermitting the leaves to be thrown up above the flap to be supported onthe base to makenotes on the horizontal lines.

6. A calendar comprising a base, a lap hinged at its bottom to the base,means for securing the free end of the flap to the base, the flapforming with the base a pocket, a series of leaves carried by the flap,and means for supporting the leaves whereby when the flap securing meansis released the leaves may be turned into the pocket and out of view.

7. A calendar comprising a base, a flap hinged at one end to the base,the lap forming with the back a pocket, a series of leaves supported onthe flap and adapted to be turned behind said flap and stored in thepocket, and means for securing the free end of the flap to the base toretain the leaves in the pocket.

8. A calendar comprising a base, a flap, means for hinging the flap tothe base, means for securing the free end of the flap to the base, leafsupports on and extending beyond said free end of the flap, and a seriesof leaves supported on the supports.

9. A calendar comprising a base. a tlap hinged to the base which withsaid base forms a pocket. detachable means for fastening the free end ofthe flap against the base. and means for supporting a plurality ofleaves on the flap. the detachable means permittin of opening the pocketto receive the leaves.

10. A calendar comprising a base, a flap hinged to the base, said flaphaving openings, means for detachably holding the free end of the flapto the base, means hinged on the back of the flap and extending over theedge and front thereof and having its free ends passed through theopenings to form leaf supports, and a series of leaves mount l on thesupports and adapted to he turnee an the supports and stored behind theflap, each leaf having the days and dates of a month and its lower edgecut away to expose a portion of the succeeding leaves and the monthprinted adjacent the cut away portion.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HUGH l). SlllGDl).

Witnesses ii. A. (oor-nn, H. E. DAWSON.

